Vanderbilt Class of 2028 Official Thread

Colleges & Universities Vanderbilt University
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Without the FAFSA (many are still delayed) how do they even determine your demonstrated need? With the CSS?

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Yes, with the CSS, which is typical for them. S24 has received financial aid packages to 2 schools thus far using just CSS profile and submitted tax docs. The FAFSA will be used, once itā€™s sent to the schools, to verify whatā€™s already been submitted. My sonā€™s was finally processed a week ago, but itā€™s not clear if schools have received it, yet.

Itā€™s possible kids showing a counselor have had their FAFSAā€™s processed, and maybe those that have no counselor assigned, yet, have not.

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Yes. We already have offers based off of CSS. Most privates donā€™t seem to care about the new FAFSA

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Weā€™ve gotten merit money/scholarships from privates but no need-based money yet based on our CSS

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When did you all notice the FA counselor name? Has it always been there or did it just appear?

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No name ā€¦ I know what it means

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What does it mean?

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can anyone who didnā€™t apply financial aid see the counselor thing?

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Nope

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Didnā€™t apply for financial aid and no counselor.

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Awesome. Makes me feel less bad about not looking.

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Do we have any idea when they are releasing?

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It should be either tomorrow or Wendesday at 5pm

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PSA: Spoke to FA. They confirmed we have a FA counselor assigned to us (they gave me the name) but for whatever reason it is not in the portal. They confirmed that this does not mean anything.

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For those who has FAā€™s name and email, can you register for Dore for a day?

If yes, then apparently you are admitted while others arenā€™t.

I donā€™t believe what they said. I think they are either not allow to release any information or just want to be professional.

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I tend to agree you canā€™t take schools at face value, but I think you can in this case because at Vanderbilt, the financial aid office and admissions are totally seperated from one another.

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To clarify, has ANYONE in RD who isnā€™t a scholarship recipient (or recipient of an early admission / likely letter notification) successfully registered for 'dore for a day?

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I donā€™t believe there is anyone here or on reddit who can get to it as a not yet decided student.

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Thought as much. In other words, the inability to register for 'dore for a day is not (as yet) a tell of admission status for RD applicants (who havenā€™t already received separate/early scholarship/admission notification).

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Applied but havenā€™t turned in my docs yet and I canā€™t see it

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